Sugar Confectionery

During the uncertainty created by the pandemic, consumers have been gravitating towards names and products they trust. For example, in 2021 Perfetti Van Melle, which owns major brands Center Fresh, Alpenliebe, and Mentos, is set to regain the share…

Retail current value sales of sugar confectionery continued to expand during 2020, in spite of the disruption caused by COVID-19. The fact that both adults and children spent more time at home during the year helped to support demand for these…

Sugar confectionery saw little current value growth during the review period as a whole, as the war on sugar increased its momentum. However, sales growth was further challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, during which consumers’ snack purchasing…

Following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, consumers have become even more cash-strapped than ever before. Additionally, consumers have switched from weekly grocery shopping to a monthly trolley shop. Consequently, this change in shopping…

Several sugar confectionery categories saw a boost in demand during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2021, as consumers purchased small indulgences and bought products for children who were confined to home during school closures. However, sugar…

While experiencing plummeting retail sales in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, sugar confectionery is set to slowly start its rebound in 2021. However, due to continued regulations on wearing a face mask, offerings positioned as a mouth…

While sugar confectionery is predicted to see improving demand over 2021, following significant declines in 2020, this is unlikely to occur until later in the year due to ongoing restrictions of movement as Peru continues to struggle with rising…

Over the review period, sugar confectionery has been in decline due to the increasing awareness of the effects of sugar consumption on consumer health. In 2020, the pandemic outbreak deteriorated the category’s performance due to a reduction in…

Prior to 2020, some sugar confectionery categories had been stagnant or declining, owing to the government’s ongoing efforts to promote a healthier lifestyle through lowering sugar intake, thus encouraging less consumption of products such as boiled…

With the onset of the pandemic, everyday life changed considerably for almost all consumers in Germany, which has naturally influenced how they shop. Sugar confectionery has been particularly influenced by the fact that people are less mobile,…

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in Brazil, restriction measures to control circulation in crowded areas were quickly implemented by the government, with only some essential retail outlets such as supermarkets and drugstores permitted to remain…

Although the COVID 19 pandemic has boosted consumer interest in healthy eating in Uzbekistan, nevertheless sugar confectionery is set to perform well in both current retail value and volume terms in 2021. Current value growth will partly reflect…

Ingredients of sugar confectionery and sweet biscuits saw a large price increase at the end of 2020 which pushed prices up for these categories in 2021. These price increases were due to a poor wheat harvest, of which Ukraine is a large exporter,…

Schools remain closed in Turkey for much of 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rampage through the world. However, with children spending more time at home and also socialising in their streets, they have more free time to go and buy snacks…

Sugar confectionery saw modest growth in 2020, a trend that is predicted to continue over 2021. The home seclusion trend resulted in gains for certain sugar confectionery segments, while others underperformed due to lower demand. In general, chewy…

In 2021, sugar confectionery is expected to perform better than in 2020 as the category shows some signs of recovery. In 2020, sugar confectionery suffered a double digit decline in retail volume sales as the COVID-19 pandemic caused consumers to…

While Russian consumers had been switching to chocolate confectionery as an indulgence or treat as the economy improved earlier in the review period, sugar confectionery regained some lost ground in 2020 due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.…

Unlike the larger snack categories of chocolate confectionery and savoury snacks which benefited from an indulgence aspect, sugar confectionery was unable to capitalise on the home seclusion trend of 2020 as a result of the pandemic-induced lockdown,…

The impact of COVID-19 continues to be felt in Japan in 2021. At the begging of the year, prefectures with larger populations and key business areas, including Tokyo and Osaka, were forced into another state of emergency due to a sharp increase in…

Overall retail volume and current value growth rates for sugar confectionery are expected to pick up in 2021. As the threat from COVID-19 recedes and the economic picture in Georgia brightens, most categories should experience stronger demand thanks…